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Breaking down the 2021 WPIAL boys basketball playoffs
Here is a breakdown of the 2020-21 WPIAL boys basketball playoffs: Class 6A Favorite: Upper St. Clair has talent and depth but also experience, having reached the WPIAL semifinals and PIAA second round a year ago with much of the same lineup, led by Luke Gensler (13.7 ppg), David Pantelis...
Breaking down the 2021 WPIAL girls basketball playoffs
Here is a breakdown of the 2020-21 WPIAL girls basketball playoffs: Class 6A Favorite: Defending champion North Allegheny (18-1) was cruising along on a 30-game winning streak when it was clipped by Class 5A No. 1 Trinity, 59-56. Still, the Tigers remain the cream of the crop in the WPIAL’s...
In seeding basketball brackets, WPIAL asks: What have you done lately?
When it came time to seed the basketball playoff brackets, the WPIAL asked: What have you done lately? Teams that finished hot were rewarded. That made North Allegheny coach Dan DeRose wonder why his section played 12 games this winter if only the last four actually mattered. His Tigers clinched...
Yough pulls out of WPIAL girls basketball playoffs
Yough’s first trip to the WPIAL girls basketball playoffs since 2009-10 is over before it started. Covid-19 contact tracing showed the Cougars played a team last week that had a player test positive for the virus, so Yough, out of an abundance of caution, has withdrawn from the Class 4A...
Trib HSSN to unveil WPIAL basketball playoff pairings tonight
The largest field in the history of the WPIAL basketball playoffs provided quite a challenge for the district’s basketball committee members. Tonight on the TribLive High School Sports Network, 235 high school basketball teams will learn their path to the championships. The traditional WPIAL basketball pairings meeting that typically draws...
Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week for Feb. 23, 2021: Ian Oswalt, Burrell
Ian Oswalt, a 138-pound senior, accomplished something only 31 wrestlers have as he won his fourth WPIAL title on Saturday with a 10-5 decision over Ligonier Valley’s Ryan Harbert in the championship match. Norwin’s Kurtis Phipps and Frazier’s Thayne Lawrence accomplished the feat last season, and Oswalt was one of...
Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week for Feb. 23, 2021: Laurel Spartans
Sophomore Grant Mackay and senior Mitch Miles carried the Spartans this past weekend as they both brought home individual WPIAL and section titles. Along with Mackay (152) and Miles (285) winning section titles, Charles Krepp (138), Chase Tinstman (172) and Colin Bartley (113) all finished in second in their respective...
Controversial finish sees Butler defeat North Allegheny, avenge 2 earlier lossesVideo
North Allegheny ran undefeated through its boys basketball section twice, but this winter’s quirky schedule included a third time through, much to NA’s dismay. Butler became the latest opponent to exact revenge, using a game-high 36 points from star Devin Carney and a head-scratching mistake by the game officials to...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 23, 2021: Playoff brackets to be unveiled
Welcome to the biggest party ever thrown by the WPIAL. Everybody was invited, and 235 boys and girls district basketball teams accepted a berth in the 2021 open basketball playoffs. Every game through the preliminary round, first round, quarterfinals and semifinals will be played at the home court of the...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 22, 2021
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL Monday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Butler 78, North Allegheny 75 Pine-Richland at North Hills, ppd. Section 3 Penn-Trafford 60, Central Catholic 48 Fox Chapel 77, Greensburg Salem 36 Class 5A Section 1 Laurel Highlands 64, Connellsville 33 Section 2 West Allegheny 71, Moon 52...
High school roundup for Feb. 22, 2021: Beaver beats buzzer to stay unbeaten
Maddi Weiland hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer as No. 1 Beaver preserved its undefeated record with a 34-32 girls basketball victory over Blackhawk in Section 2-4A Monday night. Maddi Weiland, Kenzie Weiland and Payton List scored eight points apiece for Beaver (15-0, 13-0). Jolie Strati led Blackhawk (11-5, 9-4) with 12...
North Allegheny holds off Norwin to boost credentials as top seed in Class 6A
Fifth-ranked Norwin was looking to score an upset in its Section 1-6A finale Monday night — the eve of the release of the WPIAL girls basketball playoff pairings — but not because it had a chance to share the section title with No. 1 North Allegheny. No, that ship had...
Franklin Regional hires Getsy as football coach, Louisy as boys soccer coach
Franklin Regional didn’t go too far to find a football coach to replace Hall of Fame coach Greg Botta. They found their man at the high school. Former Charleroi coach Lance Getsy was hired Monday by a 9-0 vote at the school district’s board meeting. Botta resigned in January. The...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week for Feb. 22, 2021
After rolling past Propel Braddock Hills in the season opener, Greensburg Central Catholic faced an early season test in Section 3-2A against rival Jeannette on the road. It did not go well for the visitors. The Centurions trailed after each quarter and lost a tough 47-46 decision to the Jayhawks...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week for Feb. 22, 2021
For most WPIAL basketball teams, the final week or so of the regular season is a sprint to the finish with the hopes of a section title or at least a district playoff berth waiting at the finish line. For Quaker Valley, the end of this crazy 2021 season has...
Apollo-Ridge girls race past nonsection rival St. Joseph
Despite not residing in the same section, the St. Joseph and Apollo-Ridge girls basketball teams have played every year since the 2009-10 season. That streak continued Monday as the Spartans and Vikings renewed pleasantries to open the final week of the regular season. Behind 17 points apiece from sophomores Brinley...
Hempfield adds girls golf program
Katie Miller won three PIAA titles and a WPIAL girls golf championship during her career at Hempfield . Miller, who is married to Oakmont Country Club head professional Devin Gee, won state titles in 1999, 2000 and ‘02. She will be indicted into the WPIAL Hall of Fame this summer...
WPIAL: Gyms must have capacity of 700 or greater to host basketball playoff games
Some top seeds in the WPIAL basketball playoffs could find themselves playing on their opponent’s home floor this winter. The WPIAL has decided to award home games to higher-seeded teams in the playoff brackets, but there are criteria the schools must meet before they can host, WPIAL executive director Amy...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Ligonier Valley girls basketball opts out of WPIAL open playoffs
Ligonier Valley still is getting its feet wet in the WPIAL sports scene, including girls basketball. A challenging first year showed the Rams what is necessary to compete in a new district. It also showed they are not quite ready for playoff competition. At least that’s the sentiment of coach...
20 WPIAL players selected to big school East-West All-Star Game
For the first time in the history of the event, there will be two PSFCA East-West all-star football games. On Sunday, May 30, the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association will host two games at Central Dauphin’s Landis Field, which will be split by classification and pit all-stars from the Eastern...
5 WPIAL players selected for small school East-West All-Star Game
For the first time in the history of the event, there will be two PSFCA East-West all-star football games. On Sunday, May 30, the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association will host two games at Central Dauphin’s Landis Field, which will be split by classification and pit all-stars from the Eastern...
WPIAL posts final swimming and diving performance lists
The WPIAL released its final swimming and diving performance lists Sunday evening, and individual swimmers and relays continued to produce new WPIAL-best performances during the final week of the regular season. Posting new top times in Class AAA are Butler senior David Bocci (boys 100-yard butterfly, 49.82), Upper St. Clair...
WPIAL bracketology: HSSN’s Chris Harlan, Don Rebel forecast girls basketball playoff seeds
The WPIAL basketball regular season is entering its final days, but there’s no need for playoff scenarios this winter. There are no win-and-you’re-in games this week. No anxious moments for players and coaches on the bubble, knowing their postseason fate rests in hands of others. This year, there’s no bubble....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 22, 2021: Class 6A girls basketball powers clash
The final week of this unique WPIAL basketball regular season tips off Monday. One of the marquee matchups is a clash between the top two teams in Section1-6A girls basketball. North Allegheny and Norwin were a combined 28-2 heading into their nonsection games Saturday, but both were handed rare defeats....
High school scores, schedules for Feb. 21, 2021
Basketball Boys Sunday’s results Nonsection North Allegheny 70, Allderdice 55 North Catholic 75, Springdale 43 Monday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Butler at North Allegheny, 7:30 p.m. Pine-Richland at North Hills, 7:30 p.m. Section 3 Central Catholic at Penn-Trafford, 7:30 p.m. Fox Chapel at Greensburg Salem, 8 p.m. Class...
